You can do it!: a guide for the adult learner and anyone going back to school mid-career PDF
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You Can Do It! : A Guide for the Adult title: Learner and Anyone Going Back to School Mid-career author: Turner, Harry G. publisher: Silver Lake Publishing isbn10 | asin: 156343153X print isbn13: 9781563431531 ebook isbn13: 9780585044194 language: English subject Adult learning, Test taking skills. publication date: 1997 lcc: LC5225.L42T87 1997eb ddc: 374 subject: Adult learning, Test taking skills. You Can Do It! A Guide for the Adult Learner and Anyone Going Back to School Mid-Career Harry G. Turner You Can Do It! A Guide for the Adult Learner and Anyone Going Back to School Mid-Career First edition, 1997 Copyright © 1997 Merritt Publishing and Merritt Professional Publishing, divisions of The Merritt Company Merritt Publishing Merritt Professional Publishing 1661 Ninth Street P.O. Box 955 Santa Monica, California 90406 For a list of other publications or for more information from Merritt Publishing, please call (800) 638-7597. All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transcribed in any form or by any means (electronic, mechanical, photocopy, recording or otherwise) without the prior written permission of Merritt Publishing. Library of Congress Catalog Number Pending Turner, Harry G. You Can Do It! A Guide for the Adult Learner and Anyone Going Back to School Mid-Career Includes index. Pages: 232 ISBN: 1-56343-153-X Printed in the United States of America. Table of Contents Introduction 1 CHAPTER 1 The Adult Learner 5 The Old and the New Employment Contract Becoming a Sponge Again The Learning Challenge Summary CHAPTER 2 How Do You Learn? 15 What Is Your Learning Profile? Learning Profile Survey Survey Says ... To Be Young Again! Negative Learning The School System What This All Means Summary CHAPTER 3 The Survival of the Fittest 27 Allow History to Repeat Itself Learning Experience Survey Charlie's Survey Responses Timing Is Everything Solo or Group Study Different Learning Situations Setting Goals Summary CHAPTER 4 Reading Aggressively 41 The Three R's Previewing Attack! Attack! Attack! Your Sample Reading Assignment Be Inquisitive Write Practice Questions Review Pay Attention! Read in Short Spurts Staying Focused Summary CHAPTER 5 Are You Listening? 59 Effective Listening Becoming an Active Listener Common Fallacies Your Listening Profile Listening Survey Typical Non-Listeners An Effective Listening Profile The Filtering Process Summary CHAPTER 6 Improving Your Listening Skills 75 Three More R'sRescue, Revival and Renewal Focus Distraction Checklist Personal Problems Speaker Problems Listening Environment Your Attitudes and Beliefs Exhaustion and Fatigue A Case StudyWhat Not to Do The Struggles of Danny Helpful HintsWhat to Do Preparation The Listening Process Summary CHAPTER 7 Take Notes! 91 Set the Table First Writing to Others Writing to Yourself Note-Taking Exercise If It's Relevant, Write It! Create Your Own Shorthand Review Your Notes Summary CHAPTER 8 Math Panic 105 The One-Gallon Jug Aptitude and Attitude BelieveThen Do It! The Basics Refresh Yourself Summary CHAPTER 9 Whoops! I Forgot 115 Your Brain's Capacity I'm Getting Old Getting More Out of Your Memory Immediate Review Pace Yourself Grouping More Review Play Games Use All of Your Senses Other Considerations Time Control Notes Being Organized Summary CHAPTER 10 Fear of Testing 135 A Test Quiz Shame on You! The System Attitude Let's Make It Better The Steps to a Positive Learning Attitude Summary CHAPTER 11 Test-Taking Techniques: Essay Tests 147
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